In brazen violation of norms, the Pahalgam Development Authority (PDA) here is facilitating construction of a hut by an influential person in Aru wildlife zone. The Supreme Court ruling of 2005 clearly prohibits any sort of construction in the wildlife sanctuaries. “A hut is now coming up near the fisheries hut right on the banks of Lidder river,” an official said. He said that the influential person who has acquired the land in the wildlife zone has already raised a muddy structure in connivance with PDA officials. “The motive is…
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